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Submitted July 15, 2021
Published 2021-07-14

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Vol. 23 No. 2 (2021): Tecnociencia

THE EFFECT OF ETHYL ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION ON THE SEXUAL ACTIVITY OF MALE MICE


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Published: 2021-07-14

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Vergara, J. S., Villareal, C., Valdés, E. and Perez, R. (2021) “THE EFFECT OF ETHYL ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION ON THE SEXUAL ACTIVITY OF MALE MICE”, Tecnociencia, 23(2), pp. 54–71. Available at: https://revistas.up.ac.pa/index.php/tecnociencia/article/view/2268 (Accessed: 23 November 2024).

Abstract

In this article, the effect of ethanol ingestion on sexual activity in male mice was determined.

Three groups of five mice were exposed to the consumption of ethanol at different concentrations (5, 10 and 20%) for one hour. Subsequently, each mouse was transferred to a glass box together with a female, where sexual activity was observed. The frequencies of patterns for each sexual activity were recorded for periods of 5 minutes, until completing 45 minutes of observations. Nine activities grouped into two phases were identified during the sexual act: recognition and copulation. The recognition phase included female grooming, genital smell, persecution, presentation, body olfactory and evasion. For its part, the copulation phase made up of: attempt to mount, mount and intromission. Statistical differences between treatments were determined, which indicated that ethanol affects the frequency of each sexual activity analyzed. Besides, significant associations were identified between sexual activities and the concentrations provided. During the recognition phase, ethanol had both enhancing and suppressive effects. The activities that constitute the copulation phase showed a considerable decrease in ethanol treatments, indicating a suppressive effect.

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